Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-04-01
LOGAN CoUNEz's GHOST.
The alidewell Family Change
Their Residence, But the Wis.
itations Continue.

A Logan-county man who has just
arrived in the city gives a few new
points about "the ghost" as that mys-
terious disturber of the peace and
quiet of Mr. Sam Glidewell's family,
who live near Bucksville, in Logan
county, is commonly called. The cit
liens throughout that section for
miles around are much wrought up
about the matter, and while the gen.
eral verdict Is against a real, old-fash-
toned ghost, nobody has as yet been
able to explain the mystery, though
hundreds of the most substantial and
leyel-headed citizens in the vicinity
have visited the distressed family and
witnessed the unaccountable phenom-
ena, which for six weeks has misti-
fed the most of them.
Last week his ghostship made mat
tiers so hot at the Glidewell mansion
that the family, rather than-be terri
fed and annoyed further moved out
and left the house, going to another
house on an adjoining farm, and as
nothing else of a supernatural nature
occurred, the opinion prevailed that
the ghost was ellectually "laid." A
few days since, however, the disturb
ances were renewed at the new resi-
dence of the Glidewell family with
r,doubled vigor. The skephcal are
mute, and the supepstitious says: 81
told you So" The disturbances con-
sist in mysterious movements of the
furniture and fixtures about the
house, strange noises in unoccupied
rooms and unaccountable douches of
water from the ceilings of upstairs
rooms, while persons occupying those
rooms see nothing TO indicate the UNI
welcome shower-bath that is descend
ing on the luckless heads of those be-
low. The bed clothing is also forci-
bly, removed from the occupants Of
the beds. -....s- l
The ghost, which is certainly a
very unconventional ghost, makes
himself known usually from sun-up
till bedtime, thereby casting reflec-
lions ON time-honored customs Of his
predecessors. Nor does he perform
for all and all alike, but cBiy breaks
forth when and before whom he sees
. have taken this as an indication that
his ghostship fears exposure, but on
Wanting this boast and repeating
their visits have had their boastful-
ness rebnked and their new clothes
spoiled by unlooked-for drenchings
of foul-smelling water and other less
er annoyances. --...s,. D.
Mr. 10. Price, of Auburn, than
whom no one in the community
stands higher for yeracity, integrity
and good common sense, visited the
scene of the disturbances sometime
since, and, as nothing uncommon oc-
CURED during his stay, returned
home, thinking thatthe ghost would
not reveal itself TO him; but he re-
peated his visit day before yesterday,
and now has not a word of this sort
TO say. He declares that while his
wife was assisting Mrs. Glldewell In
preparing some potatoes for dinner,
water suddenly began to run through
the ceiling and fall into the potato
pan that once when he left his snuff
box in an unoccupied room and step
ped to the door, the box was missing
on his return, and Grandmother
Glidewell's spectacles were left in its
place.
Nearly all the furniture and cloth
ing about the place have been ruined
by the mysterious water; and the
family is very much annoyed, not 10
say terrified, and all inquisltive visit
ors are welcomed in the hope that the
mystery may be solved.
A we'll was recently dug ON the
Glidewell farm, in which some pc
cullar stone was found, which excited
comment at the time, as it was claim
ed that II contained mineral. A few
days since an unknown and mysteri-
Gus oolored citizen appeared on the
scene, and explained the presence ofthe
ghost by the fact that there was a
gold mine on the place. A short
time afterwards he left with his
pockets full of the alleged mineral,
and has not been heard from since.
Mr.. Glidewell is native of Ten
nessee, but has lived in Logan coun-
ty for about twenty years, and he
and his entire family are as well re-
spected and stand as high as any in
the community. Mr.. Glidewell has
been married twice, and is now liv-
ing with his second wife, by whom
he has one child-a little girl By
his former wife he has seven children
--one grown son and three grown
daughters, two little daughters and a
little son. They all live together,
and, in addition, Mr.. Glidewelrs
mother and maiden sister reside with
them. The reporters informant does
not commit himself to the ghost the
DRY, but gives the above statement
for what It is worth. The informant
is reliable man, who, in his turn,
gained his information from num-
Der of the best citizens in East Logan
county.